Knockdown bottle-case



A.'L. WAGSTAFF. KNocKDowN eo'mE CASE.,

APPLICATION FILED IAN.2I. I9I9.

1,364,968. Patented Jan. 11, 1921.

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A. L. WAGSTAFF.

KNOCKDOWN BOTTLE CASE.

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, INVENTOH Jlndrea/ L. Wayfiaj ATTORNEY WITNESS 1%- f' ANDREW L.WAGSTAFF, OFlKANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR, `BYBIESNE ASSIGN- MENTS,OF TWO-THIRDS TO AMERICAN BOTTLE CASEy OF MISSOURI.

KNOCKDOWN BOTTLE-CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedJ an. 11, 1921.

Application led January 21, 1919. SeriaI No. 272,240.

1o all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ANDrnw L. WAGs'rAFF. a citizen of the United States,residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in KnockdownBottle-Cases, of which the following is a specication. n

My invention relates to cases for holding soda bottles, milk bottles, orin fact all kinds or' bottles carried in cases, and one object is toprovide a comparatively simple, inexpensive and compact device capableof standing the rough usage to which cases of this character aresubjected.

A further object is to provide a nailless boX of light but substantialconstruction in which the different parts can be readily taken apart forshipment in knockdown form to eiiect a saving in space and freightcharges. g

Another object is to provide a case embodying means whereby anylooseness caused by shrinkage or otherwise can be readily taken up yandthus prevent the case from collapsing from such cause.

Other objects will hereinafter appear, and in order that the inventionmay be fully understood, reference will now be made to the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of hthe case set up ready for use.y n

Fig. 2 is a cross section on line Il-II of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a broken, longitudinal section on line III-III of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the various parts disassembled.

Fig. 5 is a detail of a tie-rod, a number of which are employed in theconstruction of the case.

ln carrying out the invention, I employ end members 1 and 3, sidemembers 5 and 7, bottom members 9, and a partition 12. The number ofpartitions may be increased, or

they may be dispensed with in accordance to the size of case desired.

The end members 1 and 3 are provided with vertical grooves 14 and 16near their margins and horizontal grooves 18 and 20,

respectively, adjacent to their bottom edges.

Said end members 1 and 3 are also provided with openings 22 and 24,respectively, through which the hands may be inserted,

When assembled the case is di- COMPANY, A CORPORATION vided into twomain compartments 38 and' 40 by the partition12, and said maincompartment-s 28 are divided into minor compartnients 42 and 44,respectively, by longitudinal tie-rods 46 and transverse tie-rods 48which extend through holes drilled in the ends, sides, and the partitionof the case. Each tie-rod is provided at one end with a conical. headv50 and at its opposite threaded end with. a nut 52, which latter likethe former is countersunk in the walls of the crate, so that they cannotbecome damaged and will not interfere with a number of cases beingpacked closely side by side. The conical heads 50 are provided withtransverse slots 54, so that the tie-rods may be rotated with ascrew-driver to draw the ends and sides ot the case lirmly together, andso that any looseness caused by shrinkage or other causes can bereadily'taken up. When the tie-rods are thus rotated the nuts 52 areprevented from rotating by the openings in which they are countersunk.

The minor compartments 42 and 44 are of a size to receive the bottles tobe carried in the case, said bottles being reliably held from tipping orshifting about by the tierods which are arranged in two tiers to pro?vide four bearing surfaces nearthe bottom and four near the middle orupper portion of' the bottles.

The lower edges 52 and 540i the end members 1 and 3, respectively,project below the bottom members 9 and are slightly rounded to act asrunners when the case and its coiitents are being slid over the upperedge of a vehicle body or other relatively smooth surface.

By joining the ends of the various members as above specified anddrawing them firmly into engagement with the tie-rods,

nails are not required to hold the different parts together and hencethe case can be readily taken apart for shipment or storage in a smallspace. The tie-rods are also stronger, lighter and occupy less spacethan wooden partitions, and hence the case can be made smaller andnarrower than if wooden partitions were employed, and a large saving inlumber is eiiected.

From the foregoing description, it is apparent that Ihave produceda'case embodying the advantages above enumerated, and

while I have shown and described the preerred form of the invention, Ireserve the right to make such changes in the construction, combinationand arrangement of parts as properly fall within the spirit and scope ofthe claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is:

l. In a box, a bottom, sides and ends, rods extending between the endsand .through the latter, rods extending between the sides and throughthe latter, abutments on one end ot each rod engagingthe outer faces ofthe sides and ends respectively and nuts threaded on the opposite ends othe rods and abutting the outer faces of sides and ends respectivelywhereby upon tightening of the nuts the sides and ends can be drawntogether.

2. In a box, a bottom, sides and ends, spaced upper and lower rodsextending between the ends and through the latter, spaced upper andlower rods extending between the sides and through the latter,abutkments on one end of each rod engaging the outer faces ot' the sidesand ends respectively and nuts threaded on the opposite ends of the rodsand abutting the outer faces of the sides and ends respectively wherebyupon tightening of the nuts the sides and ends can be drawn together,the upper and lower rods between the ends and the upper and lower rodsbetween the sides intersecting to :t'orm bottle compartments.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, inthe presence of twowitnesses.

ANDREV L. IVAGSTAFF.

Witnesses F. Gr. FISCHER, L. J. FISCHER.

